noun
Mendoza
mehn-DOH-zuh
noun
1
Another name for the "ugly stick," a homemade percussion instrument built from junk objects like bottle caps and springs.
"At the party someone pulled out a mendoza and started banging out a rhythm."
How to Use Mendoza
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA folk percussion instrument assembled from odds and ends, most often heard of in Caribbean and Latin American music traditions.
Common mistake
Not to be confused with Mendoza the Argentine province or the common Spanish surname of the same spelling.
Word Forms
mendozas plural
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